William E. Brown, President

William E. Brown is the 2008 President of the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.).

REALTOR® William E. Brown is co-owner of William H. Brown, REALTOR® in Oakland, Calif. The company was founded by his father, William H. Brown, nearly 50 years ago. Brown has been a C.A.R. director since 1980 and has chaired numerous committees, including Federal Issues, Real Estate Finance, Local Governmental Relations, and the Legislative committees, as well as the Issues Mobilization Political Action Committee (IMPAC). In 2002, he was chairman of CREPAC, C.A.R.'s Political Action Committee. In addition, he has been an active member of the NAR board of directors for the past 16 years. His NAR Leadership positionsinclude serving as 2006 Committee Liaison to the State and Political Issues Group, 2004 Chairman of RPAC, and as 2007 President's Circle Chairman.  Brown specializes in apartment brokerage to institutional and private capital investors andwas selected by Oakland Mayor Lionel Wilson to serve as the first landlord representative on the City of Oakland's Residential Rent Arbitration Board.